NYU Langone Health: Excess Weight Among Pregnant Women May Interfere With Child's Developing Brain
August 12, 2020
August 12, 2020
NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release:
A new study has found that obesity in expectant mothers may hinder the development of the babies' brains as early as the second trimester.
Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the investigation linked high body mass index (BMI), an indicator of obesity, to changes in two brain areas, the prefrontal cortex and anter . . .
A new study has found that obesity in expectant mothers may hinder the development of the babies' brains as early as the second trimester.
Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the investigation linked high body mass index (BMI), an indicator of obesity, to changes in two brain areas, the prefrontal cortex and anter . . .